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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online education technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Colorado System to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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